Advice needed regarding two extra holes in vintage Specialized Sequoia
I recently acquired an early Specialized Sequoia. I was dismayed to realize when stripping the bike for a good clean and overhaul that it was only supposed to have two sets of water bottle mounts -- one on the top of the down tube, the second on the underside of the down tube -- but that someone along the way drilled two more holes on the seat tube for a third mount -- as you can see from the photo they did not even drill both holes in a line! These had self-tapping metal screws holding on a cage. I'm now pondering what to do. Should I have this fixed -- have the holes filled? If so, how best to do it economically and with minimal paint damage (the paint is generally ok, and this is not a bike I'm budgeting for a repaint). If not that, what should I do, if anything? Input appreciated.
Doh! Not supposed to be holes here....
Last edited by JulesCW; 03-24-21 at 05:24 PM.